Back at the police station, Ethan thought for a while and searched for Carl's school on the Internet.

After finding the principal's name, he tentatively entered it into the police system. If he found something interesting, he might be able to help Fiona.

Unfortunately, nothing was found.

"What are you doing with Principal Billy?" At this moment, Hank passed by and noticed the name on his computer screen.

"Do you know him?" Ethan asked in surprise.

"We dealt with him twice."

Hank shrugged: "Did he offend you?"

"Come on." Ethan quickly took Hank and walked to his office: "Tell me about this Billy."

No worries, it’s five o’clock again.

Atwater's first day at work was as ordinary as water. Let alone any major case or shootout, he didn't even leave the house.

There are no cases today, and we don't even need to work overtime.

Seeing others leaving one after another, he moved his shoulders depressedly.

It feels like being in the intelligence team is more leisurely than being in the patrol team.

While patrolling, even though it was all trivial matters, the feeling was extremely fulfilling and he was always busy. When he came to the intelligence team today, he almost dug out the old case files.

During this period, he secretly sent messages asking Burgess.

After learning that the other party had captured a thief, I felt even more envious, but it was hard to tell the other party that my first day in the intelligence team was a mess.

"What, are you bored?"

There was a heavy tap on the shoulder, and a concerned voice sounded.

Atwater quickly turned around and found that it was Ethan: "There is something different from what I imagined."

He scratched his head and bared his white teeth:

"It's too leisurely, I'm not used to it."

Ethan put on his coat. The paperwork and reports had already been taken care of by Irene. All he had to do was sign his name.

It's simple and easy.

"You have to keep your composure." Ethan knocked on his desk with a clang: "There are more than 10,000 police officers in Chicago, not just our intelligence team."

"We were attacked just yesterday. The bureau asked us to take a break."

"Don't worry, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it in the future."

In Atwater's state, he just wants to take on a big case and prove his abilities.

To put it bluntly, he is impatient.

Rusek was also like this at the beginning. He made a few mistakes and was almost returned.

In fact, it's a good thing that the intelligence team didn't have any cases today, just to temper Atwater's temper.

"Ok, I see."

After all, Atwater had been training in the patrol team for a long time and knew that his current mentality was unacceptable.

He shook his head, held on to the table and stood up:

"Want to go to Molly's Bar tonight? I'll buy you a round."

"You can find someone else."

Ethan waved his hand and refused: "I have something to do tonight, so I'll leave first."

I am not free tonight. I have to go to the parent-teacher conference to help with the venue, and there is a wedding to attend later.

I went to the dressing room, took a shower, and put on an ordinary black suit I bought today.

There is no need to dress too well, this face is enough to dominate the scene, but it is not good to dress too well and steal Kevin's limelight.

Apply some hair wax to your hands, rub it evenly, and then apply it to your head.

"Hi."

The voice next to me sounded: "Do you have a date tonight?"

Through the small mirror on the cabinet door, I saw Burgess. She was wearing jeans, a red T-shirt, and a gray jacket.

Putting on this outfit, she should be getting off work.

"No." Ethan smiled and shook his head: "I'm going to attend a friend's wedding."

"By the way, how are you doing today?"

"Still the same."

Burgess was a little listless, leaning against the iron cabinet and looking at Ethan blankly.

"Do not be discouraged."

Ethan unbuttoned another button of his white shirt, and his strong chest muscles were looming: "As long as you are willing, you can still have a wonderful life in the patrol team."

"There will always be opportunities in the future, right?"

"Um."

Burgess groaned, the intelligence team was her current target.

It was impossible not to be disappointed after being dismissed, but there was nothing she could do about being disappointed now. She could not say that she was more qualified than Atwater.

The other party's efforts are no worse than my own.

The two have been together for so long and have a very good relationship.

She couldn't say anything except congratulations.

Burgess hesitated and then asked: "Will you go to Morley tonight?"

Ethan was also surprised. One after another asked him to drink tonight. When did he become so popular?

"Probably no time."

He put down the hair wax and picked up the greeting card placed in the cabinet: "I want to ask you a question?"

"you say."

Although a little regretful, Burgess still cheered up.

"I don't know what gift to buy for the newlyweds, so I might as well give cash." Ethan shook the greeting card and continued to ask: "How much is the right amount to give? I don't understand this."

"It depends on the economy."

Burgess showed a smile: "With your financial situation, it should be no problem to give you eighteen thousand."

"Be serious, I'm serious."

Ethan picked up the greeting card and patted her head angrily.

Friends are friends, and it doesn’t matter how much you give in times of emergency.

This is a wedding, just follow the rules.

"Okay." Burgess stuck out his tongue: "Generally, newlyweds will provide a gift list, and you can purchase the items on the list."

"Given your current situation, just give me a Franklin."

"Today's newcomers actually prefer to receive cash, so that they can purchase items according to their preferences."

"Thank you, then I understand."

Ethan took out two Franklins from his pocket and put them in the greeting card. This kind of thing should be done in pairs, even though the wedding was fake.

"damn it."

Burgess looked at the movements of Ethan's hands with envy: "Do you rich people carry so much money with you?"

"Waterfa?"

Ethan shrugged: "This is only two hundred dollars, is it a lot?"

"This is what's left with me." Burgess took out a crumpled five-dollar note from his pocket, looking pitiful.

"boom."

Ethan stuffed the card into his inner pocket and closed the cabinet door.

"Let's go."

He put his arm around Burgess's shoulders and walked outside: "Looking at how pitiful you are today, I'll treat you to dinner. I'll have enough hamburgers."

"Can you make a small request?"

"cannot."

"How about going for a steak?"

"good idea!"

After a sumptuous dinner, Burgess's mood improved visibly.

The two parted ways, and he got in the car and headed to Carl's school.

We have to rush to attend the wedding later, so we need to make a quick decision here.

He didn't enter the school gate in the morning, so he didn't know. When he entered now, he was shocked. Even if the economic conditions of several nearby blocks were very poor, a typical poor community would not be so casual.

He still had a gun on him, so he just checked in and went in without any inspection at all.

There's nothing to say about the environment in the school. It's very average. Just make it passable.

It's not too late at this time, there are still many people in the school.

They are all detained in class or attending parent-teacher conferences.

According to the information provided by Fiona, we walked through the corridor and came to an office.

Carl and Debbie were sitting on chairs outside, still talking to each other.

Seeing Ethan appear, Karl instantly became honest.

"Snapped."

Ethan slapped Karl on the head: "Be quiet."

"Dong dong."

He knocked on the door twice and turned the door handle directly.

In the small room, four people faced each other in pairs, and now they all focused on Ethan.

As Fiona expected, Frank did not show up.

Sitting next to her was Lip.

Lip was wearing a blue shirt. Although he tried to look mature, he still couldn't hide the childishness on his face.

In the room, there is a large desk.

Lao Hei, wearing a suit, was sitting on the sofa chair behind the desk. He was bald and looked very serious.

I saw his photo online, he is the principal.

Next to the principal, a blonde female teacher sat.

The floral shirt was pushed out of her proud curves, but there was a bit of impatience on her face, but when she saw Ethan, she quickly sat up, straightening her back, making her curves even more charming.

"Hi."

Ethan ignored the principal's serious gaze and walked straight in: "Hello, I'm Morgan."

"Hello."

Seeing the police badge on Ethan's waist, the black principal quickly reached out his hand and shook his hand: "I'm Billy, may I help you?"

The female teacher's eyes were even more brilliant.

"I'm Fiona's friend and very close to their family." Ethan pulled a chair over and sat down, crossed his legs and said:

"If you don't mind, can I listen in?"

Even if you don't mind, what can you do if you don't even sit down?

The principal suppressed his dissatisfaction and looked at Fiona seriously: "What I need are parents, real parents."

"Instead of sister, brother and a friend, got it?"

"headmaster."

Fiona quickly explained: "Lipp is 17 years old and I am 21. I know, although we are not considered Carl's legal guardians."

"But we provide him with a very good living environment, I promise."

"My letter made it very clear." The principal waved his pencil impatiently, interrupting her: "What I need to see is the parents."

"Our father is very busy."

Fiona kneaded her palms nervously: "Besides, I just received the letter today."

"No." The blonde female teacher crossed her legs, smiled at Ethan first, and then looked at Fiona: "I am very sure that I gave the letter to Karl last week."

Ethan touched his handsome face and smiled back at the female teacher.

"That's because there is a problem with your work." Lip caught the loophole and quickly defended: "How can you expect a nine-year-old child to deliver such an important letter."

People are smart and don't speak much.

This situation is not a good time to make the other party angry.

Sure enough, the faces of the two people opposite him turned cold.

"We are not discussing with you now, do you understand?" The principal threw the pencil aside: "This is a notice."

"Carl is on the verge of being expelled now. Notifying the legal guardian is just to go through the process. If his father refuses to come, I can skip this process directly."

"Please, you can't do this."

Fiona prayed quickly: "Carl is a good boy. He loves going to school and learning."

"Bang bang bang."

At this moment, there were several noises outside.

Through the glass window, I saw Carl grabbing Debbie's hair and shaking his head against the wall.

"Hahaha."

The principal laughed heartily, pointed at the mentally retarded children outside and said, "Please, do you believe what you say?"

Fiona gritted her teeth and wanted to go out and deal with Karl.

"Let me show you something." The blonde female teacher bent down and held something under the table.

Ethan was keenly aware that the principal quickly glanced at the beautiful scenery in the floral shirt.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on his lips.

"This is Carl's work from today's craft class."

The blonde female teacher brought up a bunch of things with disgust and put them on the table: "Other children are just flowers and small animals."

"Can you see what your brother did?"

Of course it can be seen that several people here are not blind.

Ethan's eyes twitched, Fiona clenched her hands, and Lip covered his face.

A lifelike pile of rice fields was placed on the table, and Karl very thoughtfully painted it dark brown.

"It is not good?"

Fiona gritted her teeth and said, "Very creative."

"This is a disease that needs to be treated." The principal put away his smile and said coldly: "Sorry, I know both of you, and I have never seen you bring your father to a parent-teacher meeting."

"This is unhealthy and I cannot condone a family without the care of a legal guardian."

Ignoring Fiona's red eyes, he reached for the phone next to him: "I will call the social welfare department. I believe those people will do their job."

"As for Carl, he needs it right away."

"cough."

A heavy dry cough sounded, interrupting the principal's words.

He looked to the other side dissatisfied: "Mr. Morgan, what's the matter?"

"Detective."

Ethan smiled, his shiny leather shoes shaking slightly: "This is Detective Morgan, principal, can we talk in private?"

"I think." The principal said doubtfully, "It's not necessary."

"Necessary."

Ethan stood up and showed his white teeth to the blonde female teacher: "This beautiful lady, can I trouble you?"

It can be seen that this female teacher is a good-looking person, and she is probably a uniform person.

"No problem at all."

She swallowed and stood up with a smile: "I'm going out now, detective!"

Ethan winked at Fiona again, and she quickly pulled Lip outside and closed the door smoothly.

"What do you want to do?"

The principal pinched his tie and said with an upright face: "I know you are a policeman, but this is my territory."

"Relax." Ethan took out two cigarettes: "Just chatting."

"By the way, Boyte said he hadn't seen you for a long time and asked me to say hello to you for him."

Looking at the cigarette handed to him, the principal wanted to refuse sternly, but when he heard the name Boyt, his fingers trembled and he looked up.

"Yes, that's the Boyt you were thinking of."

Ethan raised his hand again and narrowed his eyes: "Are you sure you don't want this cigarette?"

The principal looked at the cigarette, hesitated for a moment, and then reached out to take it.

Seeing that he accepted his kindness, Ethan nodded and took out a card from his pocket: "Sorry, I'm not very good at talking, so I'll be more direct. I want to make friends with you."

"This is Zen Yume's number. You can say that it was introduced by an acquaintance. You can get a 15% discount."

"How about it, are you sincere?"

Under the illumination of the light, the paper card glowed, and the number written on it with a ballpoint pen was full of temptation.

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